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Live music review: Not So Fun WKND with Trapped Under Ice, God’s Hate and more at Far Out Lounge

March 12, 2025 Robert Dean 753 Views Dmize, Far Out Lounge, God's Hate, hardcore, hardcore music, live music, metal, Not So Fun WKND, NSFW, Parade of Flesh, Queensway, Review, rock n roll, Sagebrush, Suburban Scum, Trapped Under Ice

I bitch about Austin a lot—parking, traffic, rent prices. But every once in a while, the city gets it right. Not So Fun WKND at The Far Out Lounge March 8 was one of those moments. The all-day fest with Trapped Under Ice, Parade of Flesh, God’s Hate and many others took place at the popular South Austin venue. An opening party was held Friday, March 7 at Sagebrush with Suburban Scum, Dmize, Creeping Death and more. Hardcore bands from across the country descended on Austin, turning the weekend into a cathartic release of bad vibes and raw energy.

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Live music review: SXSW 2025 opening weekend ramble

March 11, 2025 Case Cockrell 787 Views 13th Floor, Almost Heaven, Andrew Cashen, Annabelle Chairlegs, Club X, Dead Canyon Family Reunion, Die Spitz, Do512, Farmer's Wife, French Film, Geto Gala, Golden Dawn Arkestra, Grandmaster, Gus Baldwin, Heartbyrne, Hotel Vegas, Lauren Lakis, live music, Night Ritualz, Queen Serene, Review, rock n roll, Smoke Show, So Many Cults, Soundcheck Saturday, South by Southwest, Strange Lot, SXSW, Tremours, Urban Heat

. The SXSW week began with opening all-day showcases such as the Hotel Vegas Anniversary Party, SX Soundcheck, Do512 Smokeout, and others, there’s plenty to keep music attendees busy before official music week begins the following Monday. Here’s what stood out to us in the opening days of SXSW, all of which will likely perform again before the week concludes. Follow these acts on social media for the most up-to-date information on live appearances throughout the festival.

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Album review: Hard Proof dropped third LP Code Noir last month

March 6, 2025 Brian Hillsman 541 Views Afrobeat, album, Austin Music, Black Pumas, Code Noir, fusion, Hard Proof, Hip Hop, jazz, Kalu James, new music, Review, Spoon, World Music

Austin’s hometown jazz-funk collective, Hard Proof, released their latest album, Code Noir, in early February. The all-star Afrobeat collective released their third studio record followed by a Continental Club album release party. The recording is a listen that is bound to get you up and dancing in living room. It may be their best effort yet.

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Album review: New Killer Kaya record Live at Wall of Fog a revelation

March 5, 2025 Case Cockrell 602 Views album, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Killer Kaya, Latin music, Live at Wall of Fog, new music, Osees, progressive rock, psych-rock, Review, stoner rock

With powerhouses in the realm of Osees, Ty Segall, The Warlocks, and The Brian Jonestown Massacre all still in prolific, touring machine form, Santa Barbara-tested, Austin-approved Killer Kaya has been a worthy entry into the vortex of whirling, reverberated uproar that continues a 60s legacy that is irreversibly alive and well. With the release of new LP Live At Wall Of Fog yesterday, the now-Austin residents have crafted an effort that further proves trippy expertise as well as genre-clashing, tasteful retro emulation.

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Live music review: metal titans Helmet led triple bill at Mohawk Sunday

February 26, 2025 Case Cockrell 943 Views alternative rock, Betty 30th Anniversary tour, hardcore, Helmet, live music, metal, Page Hamilton, Review, rock n roll, Slomosa, stoner rock, War on Women

Last Sunday night in the Red River Cultural District, beloved downtown venue Mohawk held a legacy show that presented a gracefully aging spectacle from alternative metal titans Helmet along with opening help with talent from different heavy music spheres worldwide. For a show where doors had to open at a move-your-ass 6 p.m., the triple-punch bill made the best use of its time through acts to warm up for the deafening drop-tuned explosion of the long-running New York headbangers.

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Live music review: Los Lonely Boys played a lovely acoustic show at O4 Center

February 25, 2025 April Riggs 878 Views acoustic, blues rock, country music, Cumbia, Lisa Morales, live music, Los Lonely Boys, Review, rock n roll, tejano, Texas music

Had I stayed firmly planted in the Comfort Zone, I’d have gone grocery shopping after dinner on Sunday night instead of being treated to a really lovely concert at the church-turned sweet-sounding concert venue, The 04 Center with the Los Lonely Boys and Lisa Morales.

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Live music review: 50 years of Blue Oyster Cult at Paramount Theatre

February 20, 2025 Case Cockrell 800 Views Blue Oyster Cult, classic rock, hard rock, heavy metal, live music, Paramount Theater, Paramount Theatre, Review, rock and roll

For Long Island’s Blue Oyster Cult, the heavy metal and hard rock foundations still burn through as an enormous source of inspiration for artists both past and present. At the historic Paramount Theatre, in a rapidly gentrifying Austin, fans of all different backgrounds made their way to Congress Avenue to witness a legacy over 50 years in the making.

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Live music review: Sludge metal act Chat Pile pummeled Mohawk fans Sunday

February 18, 2025 Case Cockrell 901 Views Chat Pile, Gouge Away, hard rock, hardcore, live music, metal, mohawk, new music, Nightospere, Portrayal of Guilt, post-punk, Review, sludge

A lot of Austin residents consider Interstate 35 to be an existential crisis. If you drive far enough north, you might eventually hit the cursed town of Oklahoma City. Even though most of us would never make such a wretched trek, the Oklahoma noise rock quartet Chat Pile emerges from the depths, delivering their socially aware brand of sludge metal for fans that have been indoctrinated into the music blogosphere from their spotty at best college dorm WiFi. On yet another frigid Sunday night in Austin, fans of the outspoken loud rock act packed out the Red River Cultural District stronghold Mohawk for a thought-provoking excursion that pummeled attendees’ eardrums as well as giving a powerful message of social reform

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Live music review: Cold rain could not stop Die Spitz fans on Valentine’s Day

February 17, 2025 Case Cockrell 743 Views Amyl and the Sniffers, Die Spitz, Farmer's Wife, indie rock, live music, metal, mohawk, punk rock, Pussy Gillette, Review, rock n roll, shoegaze, Sleater Kinney, sludge, The Spits

Rain was sprinkling down on a cold February Friday night as the moshers and crowd-surfers at Austin Red River Cultural District staple Mohawk caused crisis-level pandemonium for a sold-out Valentine’s Day gig. For local rockers Die Spitz, the usual attendees are sure to bring their worst, punk rock behavior.

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Album Review: Austin post punks The Stayres new record Duplex drops tomorrow

February 13, 2025 Mike Cosmic Cota 851 Views album review, Austin Music, Duplex, Hickoids, new music, Pavement, pop-punk, post-punk, Review, rock n roll, The Stayres

Austin post-punk power-pop trio The Stayres will release their new LP, Duplex, on February 14 via Flak Records. The new record builds upon the pop hooks and driving guitars of their 2023 self-titled debut, adding a brighter, janglier sound and more narrative-driven lyrics.

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Live music review: supergroup MIEN played 13th Floor ahead of sophomore album

February 10, 2025 Case Cockrell 951 Views 13th Floor, Alex Maas, Jesus and Mary Chain, live music, MIEN, new music, psych-rock, psychedelic rock, Queen Serene, Review, rock n roll, The Black Angels

t The Black Angels-owned The 13th Floor in the Red River Cultural District on Friday evening, the stronghold of continuous overflow fusion of music for fans that dabble in the deep cuts in the realm of Primal Scream and The Jesus and the Mary Chain, Maas’ psychedelic supergroup MIEN graced the stage for the first time in seven years. Coming with an announced new sophomore full-length LP, a head-bobbing new single, and a tour overseas on deck to prove another busy year for Maas and a band with recruits from all over the globe.